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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2939-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2939-2021
Research article
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28 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 28 Jun 2021

Sea ice thickness from air-coupled flexural waves

Rowan Romeyn, Alfred Hanssen, Bent Ole Ruud, and Tor Arne Johansen

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Air-coupled flexural waves are produced by the interaction between pressure waves in air and bending waves in a floating ice sheet. The frequency of these waves is related to the physical properties of the ice sheet, specifically its thickness and rigidity. We demonstrate the usefulness of air-coupled flexural waves for estimating ice thickness and give a theoretical description of the governing physics that highlights their similarity to related phenomena in other fields.
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